Travel booking company Airbnb is rolling out a new design for its website and app to encourage the discovery of different places and facilitate longer stays. The firm says this is its biggest redesign in years. The marquee feature is called Categories, and it lets you explore homes around the world — rather than search for something specific. With this, Airbnb aims to inspire people to think about traveling in the future, or taking longer trips. Encouraging discovery through categories Speaking to TNW, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said travel search has been the same for the last 25…

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